Archives: Services

Is Religious Liberty Under Attack in this Country Today?

Link for Sunday Worship:   https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law . . . respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”  Yet many Americans believe that religious liberty is under attack as never before.  Why do so many believe this to be the case?  Are they right?  Should … Continue reading Is Religious Liberty Under Attack in this Country Today?

Taking Our Time

Over the past year our relationship with time changed. We found ourselves with more of it. Not driving to and from, not going out, not travelling – we were suddenly faced with a glut of this valuable commodity. For many of us, this precipitated thought about our own time and a little more work than … Continue reading Taking Our Time

White Supremacy Culture

Link for Sunday Worship:   https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship On this 245th anniversary of our nation’s independence, we’ll take a look at the Declaration of Independence’s famous assertion – that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” and see where … Continue reading White Supremacy Culture

UUA General Assembly – Ware Lecture

,

Link for Sunday Worship:   https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship The UUA President invites a distinguished guest each year to address the General Assembly as the Ware Lecturer. Join us this Sunday to hear this year’s Ware Lecturers, Stacey Abrams and Desmond Meade. Stacey Abrams is the New York Times bestselling author of Our Time Is Now and Lead from the … Continue reading UUA General Assembly – Ware Lecture

My Father, the Strong, Silent Type

Link for Sunday Worship:   https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship This Sunday, as we commemorate Father’s Day, Linda Copeland shares memories of her father, a man of few words. He “kept going” like the lyrics from the WUS adopted Guyanese song, Woyaya. She learned “faith, flow, hope, resilience, determination” and more from her father.

The Transient and the Permanent: Flower Communion

Link for Sunday Worship:   https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship Generations ago, a Unitarian minister created a ritual celebrating the individuality of every person, the power of a number of individuals coming together and the beauty of each individual freely choosing to join the others. This is Flower Communion, a ritual whose meaning has only deepened in this year of national … Continue reading The Transient and the Permanent: Flower Communion

The Accidental Learner

,

Link for Sunday Worship:   https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship Leaning into Learning. As Rebecca Kelley-Morgan takes her leave of WUS after 12 plus years, reflections on what learning looks like in the faith community and beyond. Some thoughts on what Rebecca has learned from WUS and the inspiration drawn from these words from T.H. White “There is only one thing … Continue reading The Accidental Learner

Forgetting and Remembering: The Art of Reunion

Human memory is a powerful yet malleable experience. In this Memorial Day service, we will draw from David Blight’s “Race and Reunion” to consider the practice of memorializing after war, the role of identities in how memory is collectively constructed and the lessons for us to consider as we approach own time of post-traumatic reconstruction. … Continue reading Forgetting and Remembering: The Art of Reunion

Youth Sunday: And Still We Rise!

, ,

Link for Sunday Worship:   https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship This Sunday is Youth Sunday, the special annual service that includes our beloved graduating seniors’ statements, and a bridging ritual that will mark their transition to Young Adulthood in the UU faith. The rest of the youth group will be contributing with readings, musical performances, and more. This service will be … Continue reading Youth Sunday: And Still We Rise!